This bill adds a new section to chapter 72.01 RCW creating rules that require state agencies and certain contracted or licensed residential providers to allow currently elected or appointed Washington legislators to visit covered facilities. Agencies must facilitate a legislator's written request to visit the facility on the requested day or as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 business days after receiving the written request. If access is denied for a safety concern or emergency, the agency must send a written report explaining the denial to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the leaders of the two largest political caucuses in each chamber, and the requesting legislator's office. "Covered facility" includes facilities owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and the Department of Social and Health Services; adult family homes (chapter 70.128 RCW); assisted living facilities (chapter 18.20 RCW); community facilities as defined in RCW 72.05.020; group training homes (chapter 71A.22 RCW); residential providers contracted with DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration (chapter 71A.12 RCW); supported living providers and state-operated living alternatives (RCW 71A.10.020). Access expressly includes tours and the ability to meet with a constituent residing in the facility; access to family events is decided case-by-case with priority for family members. Agencies may not deny access because of staffing shortages, tour guide availability, or administrative inconvenience, and visitors must follow department safety and security protocols. This is a procedural change imposing agency obligations and access rights for legislators rather than creating a new crime or changing penalties. The text references multiple RCWs and adds a new section to chapter 72.01 RCW. Important details are missing from the provided excerpt: there is no effective date stated, "written request" is not defined, and procedures for scheduling logistics, security vetting, badge or escort requirements, and any limits on frequency or duration of visits are not specified.

If enacted, state agencies (DOC, DCYF, DSHS) and a wide range of residential providers will have to accept and schedule requests from currently serving legislators to tour facilities and meet with residents, doing so on the requested day or within 10 business days. Practically this means these agencies and providers will need to change scheduling and staffing routines to accommodate potentially short‑notice visits, provide escorts or supervision consistent with safety rules, and absorb the time and possible extra staff costs that result; they cannot refuse visits for reasons like staff shortages or administrative inconvenience, and must send a written explanation to legislative leaders if they deny access for safety or emergency reasons. The rule could increase the number of outside visits and create added operational and privacy risks that agencies must manage under their safety and security protocols, but the bill text does not specify what a "written request" must include, how security vetting, badge/escort procedures, limits on visit frequency or duration, or an effective date will work in practice, leaving key implementation details unclear.